Early voting for the May 7 primary begins today in Ohio, and residents of Tuscarawas County will be asked to decide the fates of a limited number of tax issues and contested races.

Tax issues include a 2.5-mill additional levy in Dennison to purchase a firetruck; an 8.9-mill additional levy for emergency purposes in Fairless Local Schools; an 0.4-mill renewal levy in Strasburg for operation and maintenance of Strasburg-Franklin Park; and a 2-mill renewal levy in Lawrence Township for street and road repairs.

Uhrichsville will have a Democratic primary, with incumbent City Council President Mick Donato facing challenger Councilman Mark Haney for the nomination.

Residents can cast ballots at the Tuscarawas County Board of Elections office at the courthouse in New Philadelphia from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, from now until May 2. On May 3, the office will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Requests for absentee ballots to be mailed must arrive at the board of elections no later than noon May 4. Ballots must be returned in person by 7:30 p.m. May 7.

Ballots returned through the mail must be postmarked by May 6 and will be counted if received by the board by May 16. To obtain an absentee ballot by mail, voters must send a written request to the Tuscarawas County Board of Elections, Courthouse Square, 101 E. High Ave., Box 69, New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663.

To vote in the primary in Uhrichsville, a voter must declare his/her Democratic Party affiliation.

Strasburg Village 1 and 2 will vote at the Wallick Auction Center, 965 N. Wooster Ave., as will residents of Franklin Township and Wayne Township who live in the Fairless Local School District. They will report to Strasburg Village 2.